Suona Solo

The piece "A Hundred Birds Pay Attention to the Phoenix" was originally a folk music popular in Shandong, Henan, Hebei and other places. It expresses the vibrant nature with warm and cheerful melody and the harmonious singing of birds. In the spring of 1953, the Heze District Representative Team of Shandong Province participated in the national performance as a suona soloist and was warmly welcomed.

Since "A Hundred Birds Pay Attention to the Phoenix" was put on the stage, it has been processed and adapted many times. "A Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix", which was originally circulated among the people, has a loose music structure and no climax. During improvisation, roosters crow, hens lay eggs, and even children's cries are randomly added. When "A Hundred Birds Pay Attention to the Phoenix" was selected to participate in the performance of the 4th World Youth Festival, folk musician Ren Tongxiang processed it with the help of professional music workers. In view of the defects of the original song, the bird sounds were compressed and the chickens were deleted. scream, and designed a cadenza phrase using the special cyclic ventilation method and long tone technique, which expanded the end of the Allegro, making the whole song end in a warm and jubilant atmosphere. Later, he won the Silver Medal in the Folk Music Competition at the 4th World Youth Festival. In the 1970s, based on Ren Tongxiang's performance, he designed an introduction that presented the artistic conception of a hundred birds singing to enhance the musicality. He also expanded the cadenza phrases and used fast double-vomiting playing techniques to make the music more complete.